. >> it's a cliff. and not going over it depends on cooperation in washington. so why worry, right? cbs 5 reporter elizabeth cook walks us to the precipice and looks over the edge. liz? >> reporter: in reality, the fiscal cliff is a deadline for congress and the president to reach a deal on the bush-era tax cuts. if you think this is something that just affects folks in washington, think again. the average household could pay an extra 2- to 3,000 in taxes. 1200 programs could be cut and it could increase the unemployment rate from 7.9 to 9%. for others, it could actually be worse. take a single mother with two kids making $50,000 a year. if we go over the fiscal cliff, she'll pay an extra $1,000 for an increase in social security taxes. and more than $1,000 because the bush-era income tax cuts are set to expire, meaning an extra $3,000 out of her paycheck next year. today, vice president biden predicted the two sides will come up with a solution. >> we're not going over the cliff. we're determined not to go over the cliff. >> reporter: it's not just the bush-era tax cuts. going over the c

: the president and his family arrived back in washington. the white house is their official home for four more years. >> i've never been more hopeful about our future. >> reporter: the president won't have a lot of time to savor his victory. the most pressuring issue on the plate is the fiscal cliff, the mix of huge cuts and automatic tax increases and it's set to go in to effect in about 7 weeks. >> you voted for action, not politics as usual. >> reporter: economists have warned the fiscal cliff can plunge the country in to another recession. today the president has been calling congressional leaders. at least for now, he and john boehner are talking about a new spirit of cooperation in washington. >> we're not as divided as our politics suggested. we're not as cynical as the pundits believe. we're greater than the thumb of our individual ambation. >> reporter: today speaker boehner started open negotiations with the president. >> we're willing to accept new revenue under the right conditions. it matters where it comes from and what type of reform comes with it. if there's a mandate in yester

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. harper on the reverse. goes 14 yards for a touchdown. this is on third and gold. washington in trouble and they get out of it. how about a touchdown grab by austin jenkins. zack mainered goes down with any injury. they fall david letterman is coming up next. what are you doing this weekend? how about a little gangham style. you wonder what happens in between these stories? >> we just looked at the video. we had never ,,,,,,,,,,,,

in washington, thank you. >>> two wealthy california siblings are digging deep into their pockets to make sure their ballot initiatives win tomorrow. charles monger pumped tens of millions into supporting proposition 32 that would stop unions from using payroll- deducted funds for political purposes. his sister molly has spent $47 million supporting proposition 38 which would raise money for education. >>> by a state supreme court ruling, we still don't know who is behind an $11 million effort to defeat prop 32. we do know the money came from the virginia-based americans for responsible leadership and the arizona center to protect patient rights. who is behind these two conservative groups? it's a good question, because their donors turned out to be other nonprofits and those individual contributors names remain secret. >> transparency is the life blood of democracy. the transactions are the equivalent of passing a suitcase in a dark alley. >> the fair political practices commission says the secret donation amounts to money laundering and violates california campaign law. >>> speaking of prop

, but investigators worried that washington won't be able to hammer out a deal in time. all three major indexes were down more than 2% for the week. >> set transday is sunday -- veterans day is sunday. we look at a big problem they face when they come back from war, how to use their civilian skills in the -- how to use their military skills in in the civilian world. >> this is basic training like no other for this man. the business student could be an entrepreneur by sunday night. >> it's gate to see the companies in the silicon valley supporting us. >> reporter: this 3-day event going on in san francisco is hosted by vets in tech. they train veterans returning from iraq and afghanistan. >> we want to teach design, marketing, how to write a business plan, how to do a presentation. there's so many things that you need to be in the tech end besides coding. >> reporter: during the hackathon, they try to turn the concept into a company. >> reporter: >> in san francisco alone, there's thousands of jobs available in the tech industry, yet nobody was putting the two together, and we thought that was a sh

mess in western washington today. we'll get clipped by the tail end of this system. which will bring rain. a half a foot of rain. we'll get the tail end of things but we'll see showers moving in about this time tomorrow through wednesday morning. perhaps impacting your escape to grandma's house. as for rainfall totals, it depends on where you are. the farther south you are, the less rain you'll see. up toward santa rosa you'll get significant rainfall tomorrow night. what to expect, cloudy but dry tomorrow. rain moves in tomorrow night. we'll be sunny and mild through thanksgiving. high temperatures tomorrow, mid 60s. 66 for sunnyvale. 67 nor pittsburgh. and 62 for petaluma. then it's all about the sunshine thursday right on through the weekend. we will be mainly sunny. >> it's all about the turkey day. >> good eating weather as well. yes. >> it's always good eating weather. >> cute paul. >> very true. >> the sports world is a buzz about a controversy. but it's one game. one football game. but just how good was this guy? you're about to see, next. a turkey from safeway will have ever

, a specially prepared pen at mount vernon, george washington's estate. after that, a tranquil requirement. hanging out with the rest of the animals on the farm. >>> go ahead. stuff yourself this thanksgiving! [ laughing ] >> not with those turkeys, though. kim says it's okay, really. >> apparently it's the latest way to lose weight. you can even eat candy. but not just any kind. no, no. >> reporter: the more we get, the more we get. but that can have consequences. >> obesity, diabetes. >> cholesterol problems. >> reporter: now a seismic shift. eat more, lots more, and lose weight. >> really? >> really! it's called volume-metrics. >> could volume portions be better than trying to limit your portion size? >> reporter: the idea, eat till your full. >> but you can't supersize with just any kind of food. you want to pile up on foods that are low cal and packed with water. vegetables carry a multitude of nutrients and in addition to that, fiber. >> reporter: registered dietician joanne says there's science to it. don't skip salad or soup as a first course. >> you want the food to be about 150

. they have wind advisories in effect, winter storm warnings for western washington. for us, it's all about mild temperatures and dry weather. great weather to get outside, all the way into and through the holiday weekend. so we will be foggy in the north bay. watch out for widespread dense fog up and down the i-5 corridor. otherwise, mainly sunny through the weekend. and how about highs near 70 degrees. that's a treat. we will have it for the next four days, including tomorrow. oakland, 8 degrees above average. concord, 7 degrees above average. and san jose, 4 degrees above what is normal. shopping in and around palo alto, stanford shopping center, 69 degrees. walnut creek, 70. sausalito, 65. san francisco is 67 tomorrow. saturday and sunday, low 70's, mainly sunny skies. we'll stay sunny and dry. upper 60's on monday and tuesday. then i see a pattern change, a pretty significant one. next wednesday we go cloudier and thursday may usher in a rather wet pattern. but you know what? that's a week from now and we have a beautiful holiday weekend to enjoy. highs around 70 each of the next four

. last year, he reportedly billed tax payers for his upgraded stay in washington the night after his official i ten itenerary had his flying him. >> this is like washing a train wreck. >>reporter: he promised the community that he would have a lot more to say about these allegations but apparently today is not the day. his office did not return our phone calls. >>> actor angus t. jones is singing a much different tune tonight a day after a video was posting, showing his bashing his popular cbs sitcom two and a half men. >> if you watch two and a half men, please stop watching two and a half men. >> tonight, cbs reporter teresa garcia says he's not apologizing. >>reporter: teen actor an discuss angus t. jones a-- angus t. jones is apologizing after a video showing him bashing his hit show two and a half men. the 19-year-old was apologizing for the video posted on youtube by a religious production. the recently converted seventh day adventist appears next to a spiritual guide. >> i'm on two and a half men. i don't won't to be on it . >>reporter: in his apology, he goes on to thank the

trapped their suv. 52,000 homeowners from 16 states in washington, d.c. have filed insurance claims. 10,000 of them from new jersey. and the east coast could get hit again. the national weather service is warning that a possible nor'easter could hit new england as early as next tuesday, election day. sharon chin, cbs 5. >>> right after sandy, the presidential candidates avoided saying anything nasty about each other. well, right now it's gone back to normal. >> yeah. with just five days until the election, take a look at president obama and mitt romney's schedules between now and tuesday. they'll be visiting several battleground states, some more than once. only the president will visit nevada and florida. they're trying to win over anyone who is still undecided. cbs 5 political analyst joe tuman says the candidates are going after women in particular. >> and younger women voters, who express a pro-choice attitude, that they're still in indecision about the president. these are people who said they voted for him in 2008, for whom, while they're pro-choice, the economy message that the

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